Correlation of SARS-CoV-2 Nasopharyngeal CT Values With Viremia and Mortality in Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19.

Karl Hagman Magnus HedenstiernaJacob WidaeusEmelie ArvidssonBerit HammasLena GrillnerJan G JakobssonPatrik Gille-JohnsonJohan Ursing

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2022)

There was a dose-dependent correlation between nasopharyngeal CT values and viremia at admission for COVID-19. Moreover, there was an increased risk of 60-day mortality for patients with low, compared with high, nasopharyngeal CT values.

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